Local Government Advice
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Our team of CIPFA professionals is
always available to provide advice on key issues in capital and housing
finance (including housing stock management options, leasing, performance
management and best value) and capital and treasury management accounting.
ü Butlers are market leaders in
providing capital finance advice due to the depth of knowledge and
experience within the team.
ü Setting our services in the context of
a Council’s overall financial situation ensures a comprehensive treasury
management service.
An understanding of the local government
finance environment is extremely important when formulating a treasury
management strategy. The statutes,
regulations and accounting rules are paramount and can often
determine how and what debt and investment transactions are undertaken.
Over the last five years, Butlers has built a
dedicated local government finance team. This has enabled Butlers to
respond quickly and efficiently to changes in the regulatory environment
and disseminate information in a timely
and understandable manner to clients.
Our detailed advice identifies both
housing and non-housing aspects
and includes how the two interrelate, especially in terms of treasury
management transactions and how decisions affect the client’s overall
financial position.
Regular publications (Capital Watch and
Housing Watch) are circulated to clients providing detailed information on
changes and are valued as an accurate
source of information, written in an easy to understand format.
Over the last
12 months the emphasis of the strategic service required by clients has
moved to include looking at
accounting transactions.
Butlers has increased its knowledge in this area, which has included
looking at the Guidance on the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
and identifying changes that not only affect treasury management but also
the balance sheet.
Butlers can also
provide advice on other aspects of
local government capital finance, including leasing and housing stock
management options.
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